Denver vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Denver	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2699	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6308	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$1674	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2997	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$668	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4870	$952
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	716K	9.37M

The cost of living in Denver is 271% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 444th and 6780th ($2699 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 68th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 160th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Hefei

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	Denver	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1791	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3330	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4325	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3533	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.12	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1400	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16150	$8558

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2478
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2691
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2800
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2489
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2988
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2547
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2681
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2498
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2552
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2579
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2551
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$1983
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2220
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2288
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1860
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1639
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2398
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1861
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1701
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1821
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2176
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$3686
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1700
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1765

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699